Yi Gyu Gyeong

Chae In Ho is tough on the outside and soft on the inside. It took him seven years to confess his love to Min Joo, whom he swore to protect no matter what the circumstances may bring. That promise is put to the test when Min Joo is left defenseless in the hands of a notorious gangster. In Ho puts his own life in danger by stabbing the gangster, only to have Min Joo disappear. Fearing for his life, In Ho sells his soul to Yoo, one of the most influential businessmen in Pusan. As fate would have it, Min Joo reappears before In Ho in the arms of his boss. Tired of living his life in vain, In Ho takes on the ultimate challenge in the name of love.

The 170 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 557 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on learning and information processing, data mining, retrieval and management, bioinformatics and bio-inspired models, agents and hybrid systems, financial engineering, as well as a special session on nature-inspired date technologies.

The film asks fourteen foreigners who had left their hometown and came to Korea, “Which dream remains in your memory the most in Korea?” They visit their hometown, dance with loved ones, and meet their lost families in their dreams. How would the scenery of Korea reflect in their dreams?

In its depiction of one family, Yi Yi accurately and expertly captures the themes and details, as well as the beauty, of everyday life. Following its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000, Yi Yi has collected a host of awards from prestigious international film festivals. Yi Yi garnered its director, Edward Yang the Best Director at Cannes Award in 2000 and was nominated for the Palme d'Or in the same year. Yi Yi is an epic story about the Jiang family seen through three different perspectives: the father NJ (Nien-Jen Wu), the son Yang-Yang (Jonathan Chang), and the daughter, Ting-Ting (Kelly Lee). The three-hour piece starts with a wedding, concludes with a funeral, and contemplates all areas of human life in-between with profound humour, beauty and poignancy. The other Taiwanese cast members include Elaine Jin as NJ's wife, Min-Min, Su-Yun Ko as NJ's former love Sherry, Hsi-Sheng Chen as Ah-Di, and Pang Chang Yu as Fatty. The film also stars Japanese comedian Issei Ogata as a Japanese software mogul, Ota.

Highly praised by the world’s leading magazine Gramophone as an artist with “both nerve and unusual pianistic assurance”, the OPUS KLASSIK nominated Young Steinway Artist Yi Lin Jiang immediately caught the international music world’s attention with the release of his debut album “Masques” and was rewarded with a nomination for the prestigious German Record Critics' Award within the same season.

Highly praised by the world’s leading magazine Gramophone as an artist with “both nerve and unusual pianistic assurance”, the OPUS KLASSIK nominated Young Steinway Artist Yi Lin Jiang immediately caught the international music world’s attention with the release of his debut album “Masques” and was rewarded with a nomination for the prestigious German Record Critics' Award within the same season.